| "Little Lou" | |
| Season 9, Episode 5 #188 overall in Series | |
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| Original air date | October 25, 1982 |
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Little Lou |
| Written by | Michael Landon |
| Directed by | Victor French |
| Episode Chronology | |
| Previous episode: "Rage" |
Next episode: "The Wild Boy (Part 1)" |
A widowed circus midget and young father named Little Lou moves to Walnut Grove to try to make a living. He gets a job at the bank, but a prejudiced Mrs. Oleson refuses to do business as long as he is employed there. Jobless, Little Lou begins stealing from the mercantile to support his baby daughter. Just before he is set to go on trial for theft, Nancy falls down a well, and Little Lou is the only one who can reach inside to save her.
Cast[]
- Melissa Gilbert: Laura Ingalls Wilder
- Dean Butler: Almanzo Wilder
- Katherine MacGregor: Harriet Oleson
- Richard Bull: Nels Oleson
- Victor French: Isaiah Edwards
- Kevin Hagen: Hiram Baker
Recurring Cast[]
- Ketty Lester: Hester-Sue Terhune
- Jonathan Gilbert: Willie Oleson
- Allison Balson: Nancy Oleson
- Stan Ivar: John Carter
- Pamela Roylance: Sarah Carter
- Lindsay Kennedy: Jeb Carter
- David Friedman: Jason Carter
- Shannen Doherty: Jenny Wilder
- Leslie Landon: Etta Plum
Guest Stars[]
- Billy Barty: Lou Bates
- Susan French: Mrs. Bates
- Patty Maloney: Alice Bates
- Unknown: Cynthia Bates (baby)
- Sam Edwards: Bill Anderson
- Ruth Foster: Melinda Foster
- Steve DeFrance: Customer
- Jennifer and Michelle Steffin: Rose Wilder (uncredited)
Trivia[]
- Moral: It's not the size of the dog, but what's inside and his actions that matter. And being different than the norm is no reason to discriminate, let alone ostracize others.
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